How much does it cost to stay at Ruda Holiday Park?

From £12 (for 1 night, 8 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Ruda Holiday Park

View prices & book Last booked 10 hours ago 8.2 379 reviews

Tourer & Motorhome Electric Pitch on Grass Base

Holiday park a short stroll from the sandy surfing beach Croyde Bay
Surfboards and wetsuits for hire; surfing lessons available
Tropical indoor pool, indoor/outdoor play, beach café and kids' club

Sick of being rudely awakened by your alarm clock? Try a Ruda wakening instead: after a blissfully peaceful lie-in, take a gulp of fresh, clean air and stroll a few steps down to the golden sands and sparkling waves… Ruda Holiday Park sits right alongside the sweeping sandy surfing beach of Croyde Bay on Devon’s Gold Coast. Croyde is a popular destination for surfers, and it’d be rude not to have a go while you’re here. Guests can hire a variety of boards, wetsuits and other kit from Ruda Holiday Park’s dedicated surf shop, and instructors from the renowned Surf South West school are on hand if you want lessons. If the weather isn't playing nice, head for Ruda’s tropical indoor pool complex, where there are water rapids and underwater geysers, waterfalls, hydrojets and one humongous slide. This site is great for kids of all ages, with the children's club, adventure playground, indoor soft play area, tennis court and activities like 'tots and tunes' or character dining (this last one's during high season only). There's also a good choice of on-site food options, including a beach café and an ice-cream parlour, plus a sprightly schedule of evening entertainment, and comprehensive essential amenities.

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Tourist board rating

Please note

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Dogs

The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.

Safety

Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Single-sex parties of three or more people under 25 are not permitted on site. All activities and swimming sessions are bookable on our app John Fowler On Park, or at reception.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri 6 Mar to Sun 1 Nov 2026

Open from Fri 5 Mar to Sat 30 Oct 2027

This site is a member of John Fowler Holidays group.

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Location		10
Value for money		8
Accommodation		8
Facilities / Activities		8
Customer service		8
Child friendliness		9
Cleanliness		8
Wifi		5

82% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite boasts a fantastic location, just a short walk from the beach, with stunning sea views. Many visitors praised the friendly and helpful staff, spacious pitches, and good on-site amenities including popular entertainment. While some found facilities dated and in need of refurbishment, others reported them as clean and well-maintained. Occasional noise and busy periods were noted, but overall, many guests expressed a desire to return.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 29/09/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Overall very good

Overall 7 out of 10
Location		8
Value for money		8
Facilities / Activities		8
Customer service		8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		8
Wifi		4

Oct 2026 Paul P. 1 review

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Easy access to the beach . We were also parked near the showers and washing facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Close to beach. Flat pitch.…

Overall 6 out of 10
Location		7
Value for money		7
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service	No rating
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	No rating

Oct 2026 Cara J. 2 reviews

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Close to beach. Flat pitch.

Disliked Shower was not very hot or powerful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good spot , large pitches . Easy access to beach, lovely walks.

Overall 10 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		8
Facilities / Activities		8
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi		10

Oct 2026 Esther N. 7 reviews

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked The pitch was huge ! Short stroll to the beach and easy to walk to the village. As we stayed in low season the dog was allowed on the beach, which she loved. Great walks all around . I used the pool, it was busy and great for kids. All the facilities that you might need to entertain or feed yourself but we walked to the Sri Lankan curry cabin at Downend which was really good. The walk back was accompanied by a spectacular sunset.
Having read some of the reviews , I have to say the ge tel an that booked us in and showed us the layout and our pitch, was friendly and very helpful.

Disliked The shower block is a bit tired, but spotlessly clean.
£21 feet for bringing a dog is the steepest we have encountered and am not entirely sure it is justified.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Convenient location with good anrnities

Overall 7 out of 10
Location		9
Value for money		8
Facilities / Activities		4
Customer service		9
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		4
Wifi		1

Oct 2026 Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch (no pets)

Liked Great to be close to the beach, shops and bar etc were handy and reasonable.

Disliked The facilities closest to the upper camping field where we were allocated were dreadful, poor state of repair and not at all clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good camping site.…

Overall 9 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Facilities / Activities		8
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		8
Wifi		1

Oct 2026 Anonymous

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Good camping site.

Disliked Sinks have no plugs.
You have to pay for internet.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Where it is…

Overall 6 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		8
Facilities / Activities		5
Customer service		7
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		8
Wifi	No rating

Sept 2026 Sally M. 5 reviews

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Where it is

Disliked Toilet block a little dated
Fish and chip shop- food inedible.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay and well worth the money

Overall 10 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi		1

Oct 2026 Kerry B. 1 review

Taw electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (no pets)

Liked We had a fantastic stay at this campsite despite the wind try to spoil things.The site was clean ( toilet and shower rooms immaculate), peaceful, and well maintained, with great sea views from our tent. We had everything we needed for a relaxing break. The facilities were excellent, and the staff were friendly, welcoming and extremely helpful. It was a lovely place to unwind and enjoy the outdoors. We would definitely stay here again and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great camping experience

Disliked The shop was quite pricey but we have come to expect this for camp site convenience

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will visit again

Overall 8 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		8
Facilities / Activities		8
Customer service		6
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		8
Wifi	No rating

Oct 2026 Anonymous

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked The site was walkable to the beach, as well as only a stroll away from the village pubs

Disliked The feedback on the facilities was poor but I didn’t find them dirty. They are old, but were clean and well managed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good stop

Overall 7 out of 10
Location		9
Value for money		9
Facilities / Activities		7
Customer service		9
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		8
Wifi		1

Sept 2026 Elaine D. 26 reviews

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Good access to village and beach

Disliked No access to beach for our dog just the dunes, WI-FI only at club house would have liked on our pitch.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location…

Overall 7 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		8
Facilities / Activities		7
Customer service		3
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		7
Wifi		7

Sept 2026 donna d. 9 reviews

Croyde Burrows electric grass touring pitch

Liked Great location

Disliked Some on the staff need to be a bit more welcoming on arrival.The man that eventually spoke to us at check in was miserable,there was no welcoming on arrival.Just said the pitch number and walked off.There were signs leading us to the touring park but there was nobody so we could check in.Then sent across to the Burrows with no pitch number.went bk to main reception to the not so happy chap who really didnt seem happy to be checking us in.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Ruda Holiday Park

Croyde Bay

Croyde

Devon

England

EX33 1NP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.13472°N
4.24126°W

Route directions

By bus: The nearest bus stop is at the park's entrance - the Red Bus 308 is the service from Barnstaple to Croyde. Buses run approximately 25 minutes past, and on, the hour.

Nearest transport

Coach

4 mi George Hotel

4 mi Opposite George Hotel

5.4 mi Camp Gates

Rail

8.8 mi Barnstaple Rail Station

12.5 mi Chapelton (Devon) Rail Station

14.7 mi Umberleigh Rail Station

Ferry

6 mi Appledore Ferry Landing

6.3 mi Instow Ferry Landing

7.7 mi Ilfracombe Ferry Landing

Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Don’t miss the chance to explore the Devonshire coastline surrounding Ruda Holiday Park. Recommendations include a walk to the headland at Baggy Point where you’ll be rewarded with outstanding views; a saunter along spectacular Saunton Sands, and a delve into the dunes at Braunton Burrows. Croyde is a perfectly pretty village of thatched cottages, tearooms, pubs, restaurants, cafés and (but of course) surf shops. There are umpteen visitor attractions in the area, particularly for animal enthusiasts, who can come face to face with life-sized model dinosaurs and a host of their living, breathing descendants at Combe Martin Wildlife Park; practise their trout pouts on some fishy friends at Ilfracombe’s aquarium; or get hands on with the animals at the Big Sheep, the area’s most eccentric day out: sheep racing and stunt ducks, anyone…?

(within 6.2 mi)

Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

Hobbs Bistro Restaurant 0.8 mi
The Thatch Pub 0.8 mi
Billy Budd's Pub 0.8 mi
New Coast Kitchen Restaurant 0.8 mi
The Manor Pub 1 mi
The Kings Arms Pub 2 mi
The Rock Inn Pub 2.1 mi
The Mews Pub 3 mi
The Captain's Table Restaurant 3 mi
Woolacombe Bay Pizza Restaurant 3 mi

Groceries

Cawthorne's Foodmarket 3.8 mi
Tesco 4 mi

Parks and play

Woolacombe Fields park 3 mi
Woolacombe Play Area Playground 3 mi
Charles H Cowler Garden park 3.3 mi
Anchor Park 6 mi

Family days out

Remains of a Matilda tank from World War II Visitor attraction 2.3 mi
Hawker Hunter jet Visitor attraction 2.8 mi
The Story of Two Villages Visitor attraction 2.9 mi
Sunspot Amusements Amusement arcade 3 mi
Segway Safari Visitor attraction 3.8 mi
Lifeboat House Visitor attraction 5.7 mi
Skern Lodge Visitor attraction 5.9 mi
Pebble Ridge Adventure Golf and Go Karts Theme park 6.3 mi
Ilfracombe Aquarium 7.7 mi
The BIG Sheep Theme park 8.2 mi
Watermouth Castle Theme park 9.1 mi
Watermouth Castle 9.2 mi
Tawstock Castle 9.4 mi
Newberry Castle 9.8 mi

Public transport

Ruda Holiday Park 0.2 mi
Pathfields 0.5 mi
Downend 0.6 mi
Bay View Farm 0.7 mi
Jones's Hill 0.8 mi
Bridge 0.8 mi
Sands 3 mi
Parish Church 3.1 mi
Watersmeet Hotel 3.4 mi
Mortehoe Apartments 3.5 mi

Beaches

Croyde Beach 0.2 mi
Putsborough Sands 1.3 mi
Woolacombe Sands 2.3 mi
Saunton Sands 2.9 mi
Barricane Beach (SSSI) 3.1 mi
Combesgate Beach 3.3 mi
North Tail 3.4 mi
Grunta Beach 3.5 mi
South Tail 4.1 mi
Rockham Beach 4.3 mi

Other nearby

Saunton Golf Course 2.4 mi
Bay Hotel Golf Course 2.9 mi
Mariscos Nightclub 3 mi
Mortehoe and Woolacombe Golf Club Golf course 4 mi
Willingcott Valley Golf Course 4.7 mi
Royal North Devon Golf course 5.7 mi

Local services

Lloyds Bank Cashpoint 7.2 mi
Nationwide Cashpoint 7.3 mi
Barclays Cashpoint 7.3 mi
Barton Pharmacy 3 mi
Woolacombe Medical Centre Doctors 3.1 mi
Murco Woolacombe Service Station Fuel station 3.6 mi
Knowle Garage Fuel station 3.8 mi
Allied Pharmacy 3.9 mi
Golden Coast Service Station Fuel station 4.1 mi
Esso Fuel station 4.1 mi
Murco Oasis Service Station Fuel station 4.3 mi
Murco Chivenor Service Station Fuel station 5.3 mi

Must see

RHS Garden Rosemoor 14 mi

National Trust

Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum 11.2 mi

Heddon Valley 14.7 mi

Lundy 18.4 mi

Watersmeet 20.1 mi

Holnicote Estate 29.8 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Croyde – Saunton Down – Middleborough Hill – Croyde 0.8 mi

Saunton - Croyde - Putsborough - Fruit and Nut Trail 1.5 mi

SAUNTON COURT 1.9 mi

Woolacombe - Twitchen - Coombgate Valley - Woolacombe 3.1 mi

Woolacombe - Morte Point - Bull Point - Lee - Mortehoe 3.2 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 28 day(s) of arrival.
Modifications are subject to a £30.00 fee.

Dogs

Dogs are prohibited from main facilities and amenities.
Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.

Extras

Entertainment passes are included in the rate.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Pitches

Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
Please note, pup tents are to be used for storage purposes only. Guests may not use them for sleeping.
You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
Open fires are prohibited.

Vehicles

Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.

Visitors

Visitors must register at reception and pay their fee.

Additional terms

Single-sex parties of three or more people under 25 are not permitted on site.

All activities and swimming sessions are bookable on our app John Fowler On Park, or at reception.

Payment terms

Frequently asked questions

Does Ruda Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
Is Ruda Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Ruda Holiday Park? Don’t miss the chance to explore the Devonshire coastline surrounding Ruda Holiday Park. Recommendations include a walk to the headland at Baggy Point where you’ll be rewarded with outstanding views; a saunter … Read more

When can I check in and check out of Ruda Holiday Park?

Camping and touring
Arrive:	2 p.m. –	10 p.m.
Depart by:	10 a.m.
On-site accommodation
Arrive:	4 p.m. –	10 p.m.
Depart by:	10 a.m.

How much does it cost to stay at Ruda Holiday Park? From £12 (for 1 night, 8 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

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Bring a gazebo (1 max)		£15 (£15) per stay
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Dog (2 max)		£7 (£7) per night

Bring a gazebo (1 max)		£15 (£15) per stay
Bring an awning (1 max)		£10 (£10) per stay

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Overall very good

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Close to beach. Flat pitch.…

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Good spot , large pitches . Easy access to beach, lovely walks.

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Convenient location with good anrnities

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Good camping site.…

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Great stay and well worth the money

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